Password complexity policy

Hello: I have a Windows 2003 domain with multiple domain controllers. What is
the best approach to configure the password complexity and replicate the
policy to the domain controllers?

I am a novice to Active Directory.

Thanks, Mark

Meinolf
Thu May 08 06:57:58 PDT 2008

Hello Mark,

Password policy has to be set on the domain level, replication is automatic
in a domain except you have configuration problems.

Best regards

Meinolf Weber
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> Hello: I have a Windows 2003 domain with multiple domain controllers.
> What is the best approach to configure the password complexity and
> replicate the policy to the domain controllers?
>
> I am a novice to Active Directory.
>
> Thanks, Mark
>

Paul
Fri May 09 06:05:52 PDT 2008

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003/technologies/directory/activedirectory/stepbystep/strngpw.mspx

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"Mark S" <MarkS@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:58DA36D2-8A63-4C78-A30B-1AB8B23D7AF1@microsoft.com...
> Hello: I have a Windows 2003 domain with multiple domain controllers. What
> is
> the best approach to configure the password complexity and replicate the
> policy to the domain controllers?
>
> I am a novice to Active Directory.
>
> Thanks, Mark

Roger
Thu May 08 19:52:59 PDT 2008

For domain accounts' password policy just set your desired
policy value(s) in a GPO linked to the domain. That's it.

"Mark S" <MarkS@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:58DA36D2-8A63-4C78-A30B-1AB8B23D7AF1@microsoft.com...
> Hello: I have a Windows 2003 domain with multiple domain controllers. What
> is
> the best approach to configure the password complexity and replicate the
> policy to the domain controllers?
>
> I am a novice to Active Directory.
>
> Thanks, Mark